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(No Model.) J. P. OMALLEY.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 16, 1892.

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JOHN P. OMALLEY, OF MANISTEE, MICHIGAN.

ADDRESSING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,052, dated August16, 1892.

Application filed November 7, 1891.35 Serial No. 411,152. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN P. OMALLEY, of Manistee, in the county ofManistee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and ImprovedAddressing-Machine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new andirnprovedaddressing-machine, which is simple and durable in construction, veryeffective in operation, and arranged to quickly and accurately printsuccessively a series of adresses without possibility of either missingor passing a name. I

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations ofthe same, as will be hereinafter fully described, and then pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurel is a perspective view of the improvements. Fig. 2 is an end viewof the carriage and its support. Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the impression-block and itssupport, parts being in section. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of themechanism for impartingmotion to the carriage. Fig. 6 is an endelevation of the same, and Fig. 7 is a plan View of the same.

Theimproved addressing-machine is mounted on a suitably-constructedframe A, supporting on its upper end a guideway B, in which is mountedto slide longitudinally a carriage 0, adapted to support a type-galleyD, containing type for printing a series of addresses. On the under sideof the carriage O is formed or secured a rackE in mesh with a gear-wheelF, secured on a shaft G, extending transversely and mounted to turn insuit able bearings in the guideway B.

On one outer end of the shaft G is secured a ratchet-wheel H, engaged bya pawl I, pivoted on a lever J, fulcrumed at J on one side of theguideway B. The free end of the lever J is formed with a slot J engagedby a pin K, projecting from a rod K, mounted to slide vertically in asuitable bearing K attached to one side of the guideway B. The lower endof the rod K is pivotally connected with a treadle L, hung on the frameA and being provided with a shank P, held vertically adjustable in thearm 0 and adapted to be secured in place by a set-screw Q, screwing inthe said arm and against the shank P.

On the lower end of the shank Pvis formed a head 1?, provided with agroove P engaged by an impression-block P made of rubber or othersuitable elastic material, the under side of the said block projectingbelow the head and being adapted to press the paper in contact with thetype in the galley D. The block is fastened in place by pins Pfipassingthrough the sides of the head P The impressionblock P moves downwardtoward the addresses set up in the galley D, the said block extendingtransversely close to the front edge of the cover-plate B, secured toand covering the rear part of the top of the guideway B, as is plainlyshown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

In order to prevent an accidental return On the upper end of the rod Kis semovement of the carriage O, a dog R is preferably pivoted in thebearing K and engages the ratchet-wheel H. The dog R and the pawl I areprovided on top with pins or knobs R and 1, respectively, forconveniently lifting the said dog and pawl out of mesh with theratchet-wheel H. This is necessary for quickly returning the carriage Cafter a galley has been used and a new one is inserted.

On top of the bearing K is arranged a block S, surrounding the rod K andserving to form a stop for the downward motion of the said rod, the arm0 striking against the said block, which latter thus serves to limit thedownward movement to prevent the impression-block from striking type inthe galley in case no paper to be addressed is on the galley and theblock is accidentally moved downward.

The operation is as follows: When the device is in a normal position,the treadle L is raised and the impression-block P is in an uppermostposition, and when the operator desires to print an address from theinked type in the galley D he places the paper at the end of the coverI3, so that part of the paper projects over the type bearing the desiredaddresses. The operator then presses on the treadle L, so that the rod Kslides downward and moves the impression-block P in a like direction andin contact with the paper, so as to press the latter firmly on the type.An impression is thus made. As soon as the operator releases thepressure on the treadle L the spring N forces the said treadle and theparts connected with it upward, so that the rod K, the arm 0, and theimpression-block slide upward and the addressed paper can be removed. Onthe upward movement of the rod K the pin K imparts an upward swingingmotion to the lever J, which latter carries along the pawl I, so that arotary motion is given to the ratchet-wheel H, the latter moving thedistance of one tooth. This movement of the ratchet-wheel H causesturning of the shaft G and geanwheel F, and the latter, on account ofmeshing with the rack E,moves the carriage 0 forward the distancebetween the two sets of addresses on the type-galley D,so thatthe nextfollowing address is now brought directly under the impression-block Pat the end of the cover B. When the rod K moves into an uppermostposition the top of the pawl I engages the under side of the bearing Kso that the said pawl efiectually locks the ratchet-wheel H in place,and consequently prevents the carriage C from being moved too farforward. A return movement of the carriage is prevented by the pawl Rengag ing the said ratchet-wheel II. The abovedescribed operation isthen repeated for printing the second address by the operator pressingon the treadle in the manner specified. -\Vl1en all the addressescontained in the top of the galley D have been printed, then thecarriage C is in an outermost position and is then returned by hand tothe other side by the operator pushing the carriage backward, the dog Rand pawl I being raised, as previously described, by the operatorlifting the said pawls by the knobs or pins R and I. Anew galley is theninserted andthe above-described operation is repeated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An addressing-machine comprising a carriage mountedto slide, a type-galley held on the said carriage, a rack arranged onthe under side of the said carriage, an impressionblock mounted to slidetoward and from the face of the said galley, a rod carrying the saidimpression-block, a spring-pressed treadle connected with the said rod,and a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack and operated from the saidrod to impart a sliding motion to the said carriage on the upward motionof the said rod, substantially as shown and described.

2. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a carriage mounted toslide and adapted to support a type-galley and a rack held on the underside of the said carriage, of a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack, arod mounted to slide vertically, an intermediate mechanism,substantially as described, to connect the said rod with the saidgearwheel to rotate the latter on the upward movement of the rod, and animpressionblock held on the upper end of the said rod and adapted to bemoved toward the typegalley on the downward stroke of the rod, as setforth.

3. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a carriage mounted toslide and adapted to support a type-galley and a rack held on the underside of the said carriage, of a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack,arod mounted to slide vertically, an intermediate mechanism,substantially as described, to connect the said rod with the saidgearwheel to rotate the latter on the upward movement of the rod, animpression-block held on the upper end of the said rod and adapted to bemoved toward the type-galley on the downward stroke of the rod, and aspring-pressed treadle connected with the said rod, as set forth.

4. In an addressing-machine, the combination,with a carriage mounted toslide and adapted to support a type-galley and a rack held on the underside of the said carriage, of a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack, aratchet-wheel held on the shaft of the said gear-wheel, a pawl engagingthe said ratchetwheel, a lever carrying the said pawl and having anupward and downward swinging motion, a rod having a pin engaging aslotted free end of the said lever to impart a swinging motion to thesame, and a spring-pressed treadle pivotally connected with the saidrod, substantially as shown and described.

5. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a carriage mounted toslide and adapted to support a type-galley and a rack held on the underside of the said carriage, of a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack, aratchet-wheel held on the'shaft of the said gear-wheel, a pawl engagingthe said ratchetwheel, a lever carrying the said pawl and having anupward and downward swinging motion, a rod having a pin engaging aslotted free end of the said lever to impart a swinging motion to thesame, a spring-pressed treadle pivotally connected with the said rod,and a dog engaging the said ratchet-wheel to prevent a return movement,substantially as shown and described.

6. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a carriage mounted toslide and adapted to support a type-galley and a rack held on the underside of the said carriage, of a gear-wheel in mesh with the said rack, aratchet-wheel held on the shaft of the said gear-wheel, a pawl engagingthe said ratchetwheel, a lever carrying the said pawl and having anupward and downward swinging'motion, a rod having a pin engaging aslotted free end of the said lever to impart a swinging motion to thesame, a spring pressed treadle pivotally connected with the said rod,and an impression-block held on the upper end of the said rod andadapted to move toward and from the face of the galley sup ported on thecarriage, substantially as shown and described.

7. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a guideway havingpart of its top covered by a cover-plate, of a carriage mounted to slidelongitudinally in the said guideway, a type-galley supported on the saidcarriage,a rack secured to the under side of the said carriage, agear-wheel in mesh with the said rack, a rod mounted to slide Verticallyand connected with the said gear-wheel to impart a rotary motion to thelatter on the upward movement of the said rod, a springpressed treadleconnected with the said rod, and an impression-block held on the upperend of the said rod and adapted to move toward the said galley at thefront end of the said cover-plate, substantially as shown and described.

8. In an addressing-machine, the combination, with a guideway havingpart of its top covered by a cover-plate, of a carriage mounted to slidelongitudinally in the said guideway, a type-galley supported on the saidcarriage,a rack secured to the under side of the said carriage, agear-wheel in mesh with the said track, a rod mounted to slidevertically and connected with the said gear-wheel to impart a rotarymotion to the latter on the upward movement of the said rod, aspringpressed treadle connected with the said rod, and animpression-block held on the upper end of the said rod and adapted tomove toward the said galley at the front end of the said cover-plate,and a stop-block for limiting the downward motion of the said rod andimpression-block, substantially as shown and described.

JOHN P. OMALLEY.

Witnesses:

DAVID S. HARLEY, A. C. CoWAN.

